BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (April 25, 2014) – Children’s Playhouse of Maryland, in residence at the Essex campus of the Community College of Baltimore County, will showcase its young adult actors in its production of “A Chorus Line.” Performances will be 1 p.m. weekends, May 3 through May 18 in the Administration Building Lecture Hall at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd. A 4 p.m. performance on May 11 will be sign language interpreted by students from the Interpreter Preparation program offered on the Catonsville campus. The show, which is being presented as originally written, contains adult language and content and is not suitable for younger children. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased on line at www.cpmarts.org or from the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-2787 (ARTS) on Tuesdays through Fridays from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and at the door one hour prior to the performance (space permitting.)

“A Chorus Line” is a realistic portrayal of the experience of auditioning based on true accounts from Broadway performers. The off-stage director confronts a “Line” of dancers for his upcoming musical. Stories and backgrounds explain what brought each dancer to this audition and what moves them to continue in their quest to make it as professionals. The musical is filled with memorable songs as “ONE,” “What I Did for Love,” and “At the Ballet” that amplify the dreams and hopes of the diverse cast of would-be actors. One of the longest running musicals performed on Broadway, “A Chorus Line” is based on a book by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, and had music composed by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban.

Parking lot 4 is adjacent to the CCBC Essex Administration Building Lecture Hall, a wheelchair-accessible facility. Requests for accommodation should be made at the time of advance ticket purchase. For more information about this production, call the Box Office at 443-840-2787 (ARTS), or the CPM Administrative Office at 443-840-2426. For directions, go to www.ccbcmd.edu.

Children’s Playhouse of Maryland, Inc., in residence at CCBC Essex, is a not-for-profit community theatre dedicated to youth performers ages 18 and under.
For additional information, contact the CPM office at 443-840-2426.

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